ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An animal welfare group is calling for an end to elephant captivity at the ABQ BioPark Zoo, citing stress indicators like bobbing and swaying in its recent campaign to end zoo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — ABQ BioPark is contributing to the state’s art scene with a 21+ event featuring original artwork by the ...

The ABQ BioPark Zoo is mourning the loss of an orangutan known for his intelligence and a wombat who loved holding a teddy bear. On Tuesday, a 24-year-old male Sumatran orangutan named Elok died from ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a major upgrade for the ABQ BioPark, which is now just one of a handful of zoos in the country to have a critical piece of medical technology. “We have anesthetic ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s fueled renovations at the ABQ BioPark, worth tens of millions of dollars. Now, the city said the next round of GRT funds from the BioPark tax will go into two very big ...

Nov. 10—The Albuquerque BioPark Zoo announced the death of a hippo on Sunday, just days after his baby was named. Moe, the 52-year-old Nile hippo, died on Sunday after experiencing a dental disease ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque BioPark Zoo has introduced its first pack of Mexican gray wolves at a new conservation and recovery facility. The zoo is starting with nine wolves, but the facility is ...

Aug. 3—People no longer have to leave the Land of Enchantment to experience the Land Down Under. On July 30, the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo unveiled its newest zoo exhibit, the Australian Shores. The ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A world-renowned primatologist, zoologist, and conservationist died of natural causes at 91 years old on Wednesday. Dr. Jane Goodall is best known for shining a light on the ...

Everyone needs a companion, including apes. Polaris, a 6-year-old lar gibbon, found his in fellow lar gibbon Siena, 8, at the ABQ BioPark Zoo. “He is an adorable little guy,” said Josephine Frentzel, ...

Two elephants died within days of each other at the ABQ BioPark Zoo. Zoo officials said Thorn, a three-year-old male, died on Christmas day. His sister, Jazmine, an 8-year-old Asian elephant, died on ...